Lifting Constraints to Public-Private Partnerships in South Asia

Lifting Constraints to Public-Private Partnerships in South Asia

Today policymakers increasingly recognize that public-private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure offer the most promise for developing infrastructure and improving services. Countries in South Asia face a dual challenge in infrastructure: many...

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Main Authors:	Bhatia, Bhavna, Gupta, Neeraj
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCIDENTS AIRPORTS BOND MARKETS BOT CONGESTION COST RECOVERY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY SECTOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCING INSTRUMENTS GENERATION HIGHWAYS INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INVESTMENT POLICIES LEASE CONTRACTS LENDERS LICENSES MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS MUTUAL FUNDS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARTIAL DIVESTITURE PORT CONCESSIONS POWER POWER SECTOR PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN WATER PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RAILWAYS RISK ALLOCATION ROADS SANITATION SERVICE CONTRACTS SERVICE DELIVERY SOUTH ASIAN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT SECTOR USER CHARGES UTILITIES VEHICLES WATER CONCESSIONS WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEMS WATER UTILITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/05/7090828/lifting-constraints-public-private-partnerships-south-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10736

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Summary:	Today policymakers increasingly recognize that public-private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure offer the most promise for developing infrastructure and improving services. Countries in South Asia face a dual challenge in infrastructure: many households and businesses lack access to services, and those that do have access suffer from unreliable and poor-quality service. This paper recommends minimizing restraints by: building consensus for PPPs, moving toward cost recovery, improving transparency, enhancing government capacity, fostering effective regulation, and easing financial constraints.

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